Magnetic basket-ball game.



.1.. H. JONES.

MAGNETIC BASKET BALL GAME.

APLIOATION FILED'JULY 12,1911.

Patented June 17, 1913.

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Suva/nto?,

L. H. JONES.

MAGNETIC BASKET BALL GAMB.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12,1911.

'1,0649 14. Patented June 17, 1913.

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LENORA H.` JONES, OF WICHITA, KANSAS,.ASSIGNOR 0F UNE-FOURTH 2,0 JOHNCLARK BROWN, OF SEDGWICK, KANSAS.

MAGNETIC enema-BALL GAME.

Speclcation of Letters latent. Patented June 17, 1913.

agpucation med Ju1y`12, 911. serial un. 638,179.

To all lwhomz't may concern.'

Be it known that I, LENORA H. JONES, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica,

. residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick, in the Stateof Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MagneticBasket-Ball Games, whereof the vfollowing is a specification.

i a game ofy thistype or character adaptable for domestic or .parlor useand which will be entertaining and amusing for either children oradults.

To this end' the apparatus of the' game comprises small magnetic batsand magnetizable projectilesusable in connection with a table, board orfloor constituting the ield ofthe game and with basket goals thereon.

Figure l ofthe accompanying drawings represents a perspective View of anapparatus embodying this invention adapted for the useof adults, theligure showing the apparatus in use by players of the game. Fig. 2represents a plan view with parts broken away of one form of magneticbat used in the game. Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal section of saidbat on line 3 3 of Fig. 2v

and in edge elevation at the left of said V line. Fig. fl represents atransverse section through said bat on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

f Fig. 5 represents a too plan View of a table constituting'a field forthe game. Fig. 6 represents a side elevation thereof, parts being insection. Fig. 7 represents a plan view with parts broken out showinganother form of magnetic bat usable in this game.

Fig. 8 represents a side elevation and longitudinal section thereof online 8 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 represents a transverse section on line 9 9'of Fig. 8.

The same reference numbers indicate corresponding parts in the' diderentigures, round numbers ten and multiples thereof being used for theprincipal elements and intermediate numbers for the subordinate featuresthereof respectively. i In Fi 1 the game is illustrated in its preferredorm in which the tield 10 constitutes the top of a table. This ield isAprovided near `one end withl socket holes 11 and 12 and near theopposite end with socket holes as 1,4: andcentr'ally of its length witha transverse line or score '15 dividing the field into two sections.Upright screens 20 and 30 are disposed at opposite ends of the field.The screen 20 is preferably composed of two posts 21 and 22 and a wirenetting 23 stretched between said posts. The posts enter the socketholes l1 and; 12. lThis screen is provided at its center or thereaboutwith a hole 25 adapted to serve as a goal or basket. This hole ispreferably surrounded on the outer side of the screen with a flexiblebag 26 for holding the projectile which passes through the goal. The bagmay have a hole in its bottom` for the escape of the projectile. Thescreen 30 may be of similar vconstruction as the screen 20, beingcomposed of posts 3l 32 and a wire netting 33.

A projectile 40 constitutes the playing ball of the game. Thisprojectile may be oonstruoted in shell or solid form in spherical orother shape in whole or in part of soft iron or other magnetizablematerial. y A magnetic bat, which I have named a tong, is used in allforms of the game by the players ou one side as an implement forthrowing the ball into a goal basket and by their opponents for battingit away from or otherwise guarding such basket. The magnetic batconsists essentially of a magnetic body and a handle by which theimplement is grasped by the player. When condi-noted as shown in Figs.2, 3 and 4, the magnetic body comprises a easing 51 provided with ahandle 52 and inclosing a magnet 55. The casing is preferablyconstructed of protective material and is provided on'one face withv acentral opening 53 and on the other face with an end opening 54. Theseopenings constitute ball 'pockets through which the inclosed magnet 55is exposed for contact with the playing ball 40. The casing may berecessed to receive the magnet and provided with a cover plate 56 forsecuring it in place. This cover plate .is preferably provided with agroove .57 which lits over the magnet. The magnetic bat is thus adaptedthrough its exposed magnetic contact or contacts 5.3 and 54 for pickingup the ball and tossing 1t into a goal basket and by its-bat body foropposing the entry of a playing ball into the basket. v

In the use of the apparatus lllustra'ted in Figs. l to 4, the players tothe number of two, four or six, take places at the sides of thetable 10as shown inf-Fig. 1, those playing partners being n the same side of thetable and the opposing team on theopposite side thereof. The pla-'yingball 40 is put in play by the leader of oneUside dropping it over thecenter of the table froma height of six to fteen inches.. who at thesame time gives the signal play. The same side side simply pass the ballalong Vto tabley with al light tap of the tong. The opponent attempts toprevent a player from scoring by guarding the basket and by knockingtheball from his opponents tong by lightly striking the latter 0n the topor otherwise with his own. Each playing ball delivered inthe basket maycount two points and the first side scoring ten points shall be thewinner in the game and the side first win-4 ning ve games shall be thefinal winner.

-In the scientific game played with nets, a much harder game and onerequiring more skill can be played by making the shot from a point backof the center line. The shot is preferably made after picking up theball by striking the bat against the fingers of the left handas amuchtruer shot can be made in this Way.

The hand must be wholly on the handle.

of the magnetic bat, and it` shall be a foul lto strike'the hand of anopponent when so held, tov-strike the basket when attempting to score,to touch the ball with anypart of body as hands and to invert themagneticbat when vcarryingl Vthe ball. Each toul counts one for theopposite side.. When the ball falls from vthe table itvshall be put inplay as in the ybeginning of the game.

In Figs. 5 and the table isvprovidednear opposite ends with cup-likebaskets 25 and 35 with. l

A tong shown 1n Flgs.' 7, 8 and 9 1s of 'the same general constructionas the tong 50, being provided however withdouble bal pockets'63 and 64opening through-both and the screens 20 and 30 are dispensed faces ofthe bat. The magnet is slightly Vdifferent in bshape from thel magnet 55hav; y lng converging -heels which are exposed at both sides of the tong.in the central pocket r63 and on both sides at the end pocket 64.'

In the use ofthe tong 60 the rule against the inversion thereof isdispensed with.

Fig. 5 may be consideredas representing a'. floor' lield. In the use ofa floor field the tongs are 'provided with elongated handles y62indicated in ll? ig. 8 and the ball pockets in the side faces may beomitted, the end pockets being sutlicientfor this use of the device.

I Iclaim as my invention;

1. A game apparatus lcomprising qa bat provided with a magnetic body,and a pro-V ject-ile adapted for magnetic engagement with said bat. I

2. A game apparatus comprising a` bat provided with a magnetic body anda protective handle, and a project-ile adapted for magnetic engagementwith said bat.

3. Abat consisting of 'a handle and a magnetic body composed of a magnetand a protective casing provided with an opening forming a' magneticprojectile pocket.

4. A bat consisting of a handle and a magnetic body composed'of a magnetand a protective casing provided with an opening in its face forming amagnetic projectile pocket. l

5. Abat consisting of a handle-and a magnetio body composed of a'magnetand a protectivecasing provided with an opening at one end forming amagnetic projectile 6. A bat consisting of -al handle and a magneticbody composed of a magnet and a protective casing provided` wlth side`and vend openings forming magnetic projectile protective casingprovidedwith openings at p lts opposite sides and at its outer endformin ma etic ro'ectile ockets.

g gn p JLEN masones@ Witnesses I?. B. STANLEY,

W. H. STANLEY.

It is hereby certified that the residence of the assignee in LettersPatent No.

1,064,914, granted June 17, 1913, upon the application of Lenora H.Jones,

of Wichita, Kansas, for an improvement in Magnetic Basket-Ball Gaines,in the grant and in the heading to the printed specification waserroneously given as Sedgwick, Kansas, Whereas said residence shouldhave been given as Wie/Lita,

Kansas; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with thiscorrection therein that the same may conforni to the record of the casein the Patent Oiiice.

Signed and sealed this 8th day of July, A. D., 1913.

[SEAL] C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents,

